Prostate Cancer: A Family Consultation with Dr. Philip Kantoff

by Philip Kantoff and Malcolm McConnell

In this paperback original, an expert oncologist guides those who suffer with prostate cancer and his familes through every step of the screening, diagnosis, and treatment process. Line drawings.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0395718236
• ISBN13: 9780395718230
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: Mariner Books
• Length: 244 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

A very frank, clear and thorough consultation

I give Prostate Cancer my highest recommendation and only hope there will a revision soon. The author is a medical oncologist deeply involved both in patient care and in research. He has written a very helpful guide in which he promises a compassionate consultation similar to what he gives his patients but with much more detail. Dr. Kantoff believes that guidance during this very confusing and frightful period in the lives of prostate cancer patients is vital. The writing is clear with very detailed explanations of each area. For example, his presentation of the anatomy of the prostate and supporting diagrams are outstanding. Also, a very helpful section on PSA is presented. He discusses the importance of the PSA test even though there are many uncertainties because of various factors that affect it. His presentation of the natural history of prostate and how this affects everything else - detection, diagnosis, staging, treatment and possible outcome - is excellent. Understanding the variability of prostate cancer is crucial in coming to terms with the disease and making a decision for treatment. His use of case histories is a wonderful way to see the applications of the information in real life situations. The last chapter, "Where to Turn for Help" focuses on the psychosocial support. It is a very sensitive presentation including some very helpful guidance both for patients and their wives. Dr. Kantoff lists some practical steps to help you through this difficult period. Prostate Cancer: A Family Consultation is probably the clearest and most thorough book I have read during the period between my diagnosis of prostate cancer and the treatment I chose. I think I would choose to do some basic reading of pamphlets and booklets first. Then I would read this book and return to it as a primary reference. However, if it is fairly easy for you to read and understand medical writings, it would be an excellent place to start and will probably serve as your basic "guide book". You will feel that you have had a very frank, clear and thorough consultation.PROSTATE CANCER CL